Subaru applied for the "Solterra Connect" trademark and prepared to develop its own smart car system?

table of contents
●Subaru applied for "Solterra Connect" trademark
●The actual function has been recorded in the application description
●Functions around the multimedia system
●Provide Wi-Fi and Internet browsing functions in the car

SubaruApply for "Solterra Connect" trademark

Subaru’s application for the "Solterra Connect" trademark with the US Patent Office in October 2021 was exposed. Solterra is a new pure electric vehicle (BEV) published by Subaru on November 11 this year. It was born through the joint development of Subaru and Toyota. It is Subaru The first pure electric car launched for the global market. From the name Solterra Connect, it appears to be an in-vehicle system mounted on Solterra, and the trademark details also describe the functions provided by this system.

The actual function has been recorded in the application description

In the Solterra Connect trademark description, it specifically writes the functions that Solterra Connect can provide. It mentions that Solterra Connect will be "downloadable software". It is guessed that it is a smartphone application. Most of the content mentioned This feature is not surprising, as detailed below.

Remotely manage vehicle status

For daily use, the owner can remotely start and shut down the vehicle through Solterra, control the door lock switch and other operations, and even check the remaining oil, fuel, tire pressure, power and other status. Concerned about keywords such as "oil residual" and "fuel residual", Solterra is clearly a pure electric car without an engine, which represents this Solterra Connect smart car system, which may be used in other fuel-engined vehicles in the future, or perhaps The explanatory text mentions the value of the internal combustion engine as an example.

Anti-car theft

This function can provide the location information of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is detected to be stolen, it will notify and track it. In addition, according to the description, it seems that the current location information can be shared with others.

Contact Hotline Center

This function will be dialed to the hotline center in emergency situations, similar to the "automatic accident emergency notification device" commonly used in Japanese cars. The accident automatic emergency notification device will automatically notify the vehicle when the vehicle is impacted and the airbag is activated, and contact the rescue center , It is especially suitable for situations where it is impossible to report by itself. In addition, it also provides towing service and related information when the vehicle fails.

Functions around the multimedia system

Next, I will introduce the multimedia system controlled by the central control screen. The first is the remote control of audio and video playback functions, which supports streaming music, hands-free calls, text messaging and other functions. It can also be connected with car navigation to find restaurants, accommodations, and fuel. When standing and other places, it can provide personalized results for reference.

Provide in-car Wi-Fi and Internet browsing functions

Through the in-car Wi-Fi hotspot and broadband network, you can listen to Internet content such as Podcasts, Internet radios, and audio e-books, as well as messaging functions.

Original text: Subaru applies for trademark of "Soltera Connect" and develops its own connected service
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